$1,123 / item
H 66.93 in W 15.75 in D 11.82 in
Post Modern Style Frame Floor Lamp Black, Woven Cane and Terrazzo
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
Frame lamp stands out for its strong shapes made of Terrazzo stone, with opal glass globes kindly
Metal
$1,775
H 72 in W 14.5 in D 7.88 in
Post Modern 1980s Italian Relco Torchère Tapered Column Floor Lamp - Marble Base
By Relco Milano, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in St. Louis, MO
Post Modern 1980s Italian Relco torchère or floor lamp with frosted glass shade, tapered off white
Marble, Aluminum
$1,000
H 70.75 in W 12.75 in D 12.75 in
Italian Post Modern Uplight Halogen Torchiere Floor Lamp att. to Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Richard Meier
Located in New York, NY
Sophisticated Post Modern Italian design halogen uplight, torchiere, floor lamp, attributed to
Metal
$3,000
H 81 in W 41.25 in D 9.5 in
Vintage Carlo Forcolini Post-Modern Black Floor Lamp for Artemide Italy, 1980s
By Artemide, Carlo Forcolini
Located in St. Louis, MO
1980s Post-modern Carlo Forcolini designed "Nestore Terra" black floor lamp for Artemide with
Metal
Post Modern Sonneman for Boxland Holland Saucer Floor Lamp c. 1980's
By Sonneman Lighting, Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Rare Robert Sonneman designed Post Modern, Memphis style saucer form floor lamp, made in the
Metal
1980s Post Modern Memphis Period Floor Lamp by Arteluce / Ettore Sottsass
By Arteluce
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by Perry A. King & Santiago Miranda for Arteluce Memphis Period. Style of Ettore Sottsass
Glass
Post Modern Italian Floor Lamp with Hollywood Style Barn Doors
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Post-Modern enameled steel Italian floor lamp with Barn doors and iron base. Circa 1970.
Steel
$840Sale Price|20% Off
H 71.5 in W 8 in D 10 in
Robert Sonnomen for George Kovacs, White Enamel Post Modern Halogen Floor lamp.
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in Chicago, IL
Robert Sonneman for Kovacs Lighting Torchiere floor lamp. White enamel over metal, halogen lighting
Metal, Enamel
$1,142
H 73.63 in W 9.45 in D 11.03 in
Italian Post Modern Black Metal and Sheet Metal Stone Effect Floor Lamp, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post modern black metal and sheet metal stone effect painted, triangular base floor lamp
Metal
$672Sale Price|43% Off
H 58 in Dm 6 in
Vintage 1980's Post Modern Wood Floor Lamp with Sculptural Design
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exquisite vintage floor lamp is a striking example of sculptural craftsmanship, defined by its
Wood
$2,100Sale Price / set|25% Off
H 36 in Dm 13 in
Pair Post Modern Design marble Floor Lamps with Pink Art Glass pink Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair Post Modern Design marble low Floor or table Lamps with Pink Art Glass pink Shade circa 1988
Marble
Post Modern Boyd Lighting Company Chrome Floor Lamp Deco Torchiere
By Boyd Lighting
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, an art deco moderne chrome torchiere floor lamp by Boyd Lighting Company
Chrome
$2,878
H 51.19 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Post Modern Black Grip Floor Lamp By Achille Castiglioni For Flos, Italy 1980s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Norwich, GB
Post Modern "Grip" floor lamp by Italian architect and designer Achille Castiglioni (1918-2002) for
Metal, Brass
$1,082
H 69.69 in Dm 14.18 in
Italian Post Modern Black Metal Stem and White Metal Lampshade Floor Lamp, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post modern black metal stem and white metal lampshade floor lamp, 1980s Floor lamp with
Metal
Post Modern Cadmo Floor Lamp by Karim Rashid for Artemide c 2000/2010
By Artemide, Karim Rashid
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Postmodern floor lamp designed by noted architect Karim Rashid for Artemide, circa 2000
Steel
$2,000
H 66 in W 16 in D 16 in
Post-Modern Sculptural Mood Lighting Tower Blue Glass Floor Lamp by Curvet USA
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In the Post-Modern Memphis style, made iconic by luminaries such as Ettore Sottsass, for your
Steel
$1,400 / item
H 53.54 in W 10 in D 16.54 in
Handcrafted Sculptural Solid Wood Floor Lamp Post-Modern Light STRATA Flowlight
By Karson Wu, Flowlight Design
Located in Lawrenceville, GA
and as standalone art pieces. Every lamp is individually crafted by skilled artisans led by Karson Wu
Wood
Post-Modern Metal Floor Lamp with Blue Bird-Shaped Shade by Bjart Rhenen
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Charming floor lamp made by Dutch design firm Bjart Rhenen. The shade made of aluminium has the
Steel
$2,395 / set
H 64.5 in W 10.25 in D 10.25 in
Pair of Post Modern Columnar Plaster Floor Lamps by Bob Graham Circa 1980s
Located in Peabody, MA
A pair of sculptural plaster floor lamps by Bob Graham ca. 1980s. These are of adjustable height
Plaster
$1,142 / item
H 75.2 in W 12.6 in D 19.69 in
Post Modern Metal Floor Lamp by Glen Oliver Löw and Antonio Citterio, 1990s
By Glen Oliver Löw, Antonio Citterio
Located in Rīga, LV
Vintage industrial “Quadra BID” office lamp designed by Glen Oliver Löw and Antonio Citterio in
Metal
$1,123 / item
H 66.93 in W 15.75 in D 11.82 in
Post Modern Style Frame Floor Lamp Salmon Rose, Woven Cane and Terrazzo by UTU
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
and elegant in it Post Modern Style. Made to Order and color customizable. Utu Lamps is part of the
Metal
$800 / item
H 60 in Dm 25 in
Mid Century Hollywood Regency Post Modern Pink or Peach Spiral Floor Lamp
By Michael Taylor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
floor lamp in the style of Michael Taylor, circa 1970s. It features very heavy and solid textured
Plaster
$1,123 / item
H 66.93 in W 15.75 in D 11.82 in
Post Modern Style Frame Floor Lamp Cobalt Blue, Woven Cane and Terrazzo by UTU
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
, with its Post Modern Style, is elegant and fresh. Made to Order and color customizable. Utu Lamps is
Metal
$2,900
H 72 in W 14 in D 14 in
Mid-Century Post Modern Black with Red Torchiere Neon Floor Lamp by Rudi Stern
By Rudi Stern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A tall post modern neon floor lamp made by Rudi Stern circa 1970's. It features black enameled
Steel
$1,123 / item
H 66.93 in W 15.75 in D 11.82 in
Post Modern Style Frame Floor Lamp Copper Color, Woven Cane and Terrazzo by UTU
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
, with its Post Modern Style, is elegant and fresh. Made to Order and color customizable. Utu Lamps is
Metal
$2,000
H 103 in W 12 in D 12 in
Large Mid Century Italian Arco / Arc Chrome & Marble Floor Lamp- Post modern
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Large Mid Century Italian Arco / Arc Chrome & Marble Floor Lamp Vintage Arco Floor Lamp
Carrara Marble, Chrome
Studio Art Glass Post Modern Sculpture Floor Lamp Signed and Dated
By Memphis Group
Located in Miami, FL
This is very tall art glass floor lamp, signed and dated 1991. The designed is graphic and colorful
Art Glass
$1,295
H 75 in W 12 in D 8.75 in
Mid-Century Post Modern Sculptural Versatile Floor Lamp Reading or a Torchère
By Relco Milano
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic simple yet so versatile and fits into a trianglular role of a reading lamp and a
Steel
$2,886 / item
H 75.6 in W 17.33 in D 16.93 in
A POST-MODERN Minimal FLOOR LAMP by RICO & ROSEMARIE BALTENSWEILER, Swiss 1970
By Rosemarie & Rico Baltensweiler
Located in PARIS, FR
A halogen floor lamp type "Eclisse" or "Eclipse", inspired by the space or the moon (just like some
Metal
Post Modern Space Age Adjustable Chrome Floor Lamp c. 1960/70's
By Sonneman Lighting, Alberto Reggianini
Located in New York, NY
Cool adjustable chrome floor, or reading lamp, having a large bowl form shade which tilts within
Chrome
Italian Modern Tessellated Marble Floor Lamp
By Sciolari Lighting, Ettore Sottsass, Artemide, Gaetano Sciolari, Stilnovo
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Tessellated Marble Floor Lamp. Our sculptural floor lamp is beautifully designed
Marble
80s Vintage Hivo Van Teal Post Modern Art Deco Torchiere Lucite Floor Lamp
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
80s Vintage Hivo Van Teal Post Modern Art Deco Torchiere Lucite Floor Lamp Stunning, high end
Metal
$7,217
H 73.23 in W 7.88 in D 5.91 in
A POST-MODERN MODERNIST Metal & Marble FLOOR LAMP Gino SARFATTI Style Italy 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare minimalist floor lamp, with a cylindrical base in white Carrare massive marble, with a
Marble, Metal
Il Personaggi Table Lamp by Enrico Tronconi, 1972
By Tronconi
Located in Lisboa, PT
Post Modern floor lamp reminds of a contemporary skyscraper.The acrylic structure with striped cut outs
Plastic, Acrylic
$1,196 / item
H 8.67 in W 9.45 in D 11.03 in
Charles Eames Helena Wall Lamp by Cassina, Aluminum, Post-Modern
By Cassina, Charles Eames
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charles Eames Helena Black Wall Lamp by Cassina HARMONIOUS INTERPLAY OF LIGHT AND SHADOW A wall
Aluminum
Brushed Stainless Steel Floor Lamp By Pierre Cardin For Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company, Pierre Cardin
Located in Houston, TX
Brushed Stainless Steel Floor Lamp By Pierre Cardin For Laurel. Offered is a classic brushed
Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel
FLOS Spun Light Floor Lamps by Sebastian Wrong / post modernism , ITALY
By Flos, Sebastian Wrong
Located in Buffalo, NY
Designed by Sebastian Wrong in 2003, the Spun Light-F floor lamp reflects the best of modern
Aluminum, Steel
$22,704
H 70.87 in W 19.69 in D 9.06 in
Unique Postmodern Floor Lamp by Hans Hollein for the Central Bank Austria
By Hans Hollein, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
This lamp is unique and was designed by Hollein as pension gift for Dr. Karl Vak (he also was
Marble, Chrome
Vintage Modern Obelisk Floor Lamp With Textured Stone Finish
By Karl Springer
Located in Trenton, NJ
This vintage modern floor lamp makes an immediate impression with its clean geometry and richly
Stone
Targetti cream floor lamp
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Athens, Attiki
Beautiful, post-modern, cream coloured torch floor lamp by Targetti
Metal
Ron Rezek Mid-Century Modern Casella , 1970's Floor Lamp
By Casella
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Architectural floor lamp by Casella Lighting, San Francisco, featuring a semicylindrical perforated
Aluminum, Steel
$2,195
H 68.5 in W 12.75 in D 12.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Architectural Glass Floor Lamp by Max Buguara
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and elegant floor lamp designed by Max Buguara. Glass shaft connecting brass elements on a
Brass
Italian modern directional white metal and plastic floor lamp, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern directional white metal and plastic floor lamp, 1980s. Adjustable floor lamp, with
Metal
White Post-Modern Torchier by JD Aznar
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980’s White Italian Post-Modern torchiere floor lamp by JD Aznar. In beautiful original condition
Metal
$1,082
H 77.17 in W 9.85 in D 12.6 in
Italian Modern Metal Structure and Magenta Conical Diffuser Floor Lamp, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post modern black metal structure and magenta conical diffuser floor lamp, 1980s Floor lamp
Metal
Tall Post Modern Italian Torchiere Uplight & Accent Light
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous post modern Torchiere from Italy. Ribbed steel post with a double light, top light for an
Steel
Grun’ Floor Lamp by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Grun’ Floor Lamp by Faina Limited Edition of 48 Dimensions: W 77 x D 43 x H 110 cm Material: Ztista
Blown Glass
Postmodern Iron Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Great period Post Modern Torchiere floor lamp. Textured iron frame set atop a travertine base
Travertine, Iron
Palm Floor Lamp by Marioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Palm Floor Lamp by Marioni Dimensions: W 28 x D 28 x H 121 cm. Materials: ceramic 7 decorative
Ceramic, Satin
Cressida Bell - 'Bamboo' Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Hand-painted standing floor Lamp with matching shade wooden body adorned with green, and black
Wood, Paint
$1,070
H 46.46 in W 12.6 in D 7.88 in
Dutch Modern Yellow Cone Floor Lamp Black Cast Iron Base Adjustable 1980s
Located in Lisboa, PT
Playful yet refined, this Dutch floor lamp from the 1980s brings bold primary color and strong
Metal, Iron
Vintage italian floor lamp, 1980s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage versatile floor lamp made in italy in the 1980s. You can bend the lamp to the front or
Metal
$1,792
H 78.75 in Dm 15.36 in
Italian Modern Colored Steel Callimaco Floor Lamp by Sottsass for Artemide 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian grey, red and yellow steel Callimaco floor lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Artemide, 1982
Steel
Floor Lamp by Olivia Cognet
By Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Floor Lamp by Olivia Cognet Dimensions: Base: D 25 cm, Shade : D 50 x H 150 cm Materials: Ceramic
Ceramic
$12,000
H 37.75 in W 36 in D 16 in
Vladimir Kagan Stalagmite Large Floor Lamp Modern Brass Bubble Light, 1970s, USA
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An exceptional and unique Vladimir Kagan (American, 1927-2016) Stalagmite floor lamp. Designed and
Brass
Bohemian 72 Floor Lamp, Rattan
By Gabriella Crespi, Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
GUBI's Bohemian floor lamp is a perfect example of designer Gabriella Crespi’s desire to create
Rattan
KAZUKI 3 Model Floor Lamp
By Sirrah, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Toronto, CA
This structured yet soft floor lamp by Japanese designer Kazuhide Takahama (1930 – 2010) is made of
Metal
Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.
After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.
The modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères — tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years.
In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu.
Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS.
Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes.
Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.